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The Friday Ten: Why are these ten games not on Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition?

July 22, 2016

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List by Matt S. Nintendo surprised us all recently when it announced that its big Christmas this year was a “new” console. Although it’s less a “new” console and more a rerelease of its very first console. That’s right, we’re getting a “new” Nintendo Entertainment System. At first we thought…

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July 22, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. To get something out of the way from the outset; when I say I don’t like open world games, I don’t mean that I dislike every single game within the genre. I can happily spend hundreds of hours playing games like Yakuza, or The Witcher 3;…

Australia’s getting Hatsune Miku VR! Ohboyohboyohboy!

July 22, 2016

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News by Matt S.The Australian Censorship… sorry, Classification, Board, is not my favourite group of ideologically-driven government body. But sometimes the organisation has its uses. For example: today the Board confirmed that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live is coming to Australia. Related reading: Matt’s review of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva…

Preview: Champions of Anteria (PC)

July 22, 2016

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Preview by Pierre-Yves L. Ubisoft’s Champions of Anteria, which is in its earlier production stages and being developed by Blue Byte, was originally known as ‘The Settlers – Kingdoms of Anteria’. Even without its Settlers moniker, the game is an interesting and fun blend of classical genres, and does bring…

Vikings – Wolves of Midgard is a new RPG IP, and it’s looking great

July 21, 2016

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News by Matt S. Well, here’s a nice announcement to have come from Gamescom for fans of the Diablo-style RPG. Kalypso Media, the publisher behind a number of our pet favourite PlayStation 4 games (including Tropico 5, Grand Ages: Medieval, and Dungeons 2), has announced that it has teamed up…

The Silver Case is looking really intense

July 21, 2016

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News by Matt S. Active Gaming Media is bringing one of Goichi Suda’s earlier works, The Silver Case (actually, his very first game), to the west for the first time later on this year. The Silver Case is a detective mystery game, with Suda’s usual penchant for the strange and…

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July 21, 2016

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News by Matt S. Fruitbat Factory is one of my favourite localisation houses. The team specialises in bringing over ultra-niche games from Japan, and are perhaps best known for Eiyuu Senki, the tactics strategy game on the PlayStation 3 that absolutely wowed us in that console’s twilight. Related reading: Matt’s…

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July 21, 2016

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News by Clark A. Discotek Media, the classic anime powerhouse, recently unveiled its launch plans for many future products. It’s revving up a respectable line-up that includes several instantly recognisable franchises. There’s even a couple video game adaptations in the form of Sonic X and the Street Fighter II movie…

Review: Lumines Puzzle & Music (Apple iPhone)

July 21, 2016

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Review by Matt S. When I think on underappreciated game franchises, Lumines is right up there. After a successful debut on PSP and more muted PS3 and Xbox 360 digital releases, the series landed on the criminally underperforming PlayStation Vita at the launch of the console and… well, that’s it,…

Review: Daydreamer: Awakened Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 20, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I think it was about the time I hit the giant bunny that shot lasers out of its eyes, standing on a background that looked like a really messed up kid’s Yoshi game fan art. I think that was about the time that I came to…

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